GPS Instructor Resources

Access GPS

GPS is located in your LOUIE Faculty Center. Access GPS by simply:

Logging into LOUIE

Selecting the Faculty/Instructor tab at the top of the page

Selecting the blue GPS icon next to your class

Click here for a simple tutorial demonstrating how to login to GPS and send messages to your students. (Note: at the beginning of this tutorial are simple text instructions if you prefer not to use the full tutorial with images). Prefer a video? Click play below:

Watch Video: GPS Tutorial Video

Video Accessibility Instructions:

These video instructions are located directy above a YouTube video. Hit the DOWN arrow key until you hear the words FLASH START. Once the screen reader is inside the FLASH OBJECT, hit the TAB key about 7 times until you hear PLAY BUTTON a second time. Hit the Spacebar key to play the video. You can then hit the Spacebar key again to pause the video. Feel free to hit TAB and TAB+SHIFT to listen to all the buttons in the FLASH OBJECT. Sometimes the PLAY button and the PAUSE button will be listed as an UNLABLED BUTTON.

GPS is integrated with your Bb Learn Gradebook - click the image below for simple instruction to setup this connection:

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Key Points

Helpful points and best practices!

GPS is FERPA Compliant - use the system to send academic performance related info, do not use to send medical/disability info.

GPS is a tool to help you augment and document your conversations with students. Your GPS comments are stored on the student's record - making your feedback available to supporting staff and resources.

You can send one GPS email to a student each week (mon-sun). This restriction is to keep student's sensitive to the alerts. It is not an email system - but a targeted performance early-alert tool. We recommend sending your GPS emails at the end of each week (or after the last class meeting day each week).